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Opinion  At Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, more than 75 percent of voting shares backed a compensation deal for CEO Elon Musk that would make him history's first trillionaire.…

Pay television penetration in American households fell to 50.2% in the third quarter and is projected to drop to 50% or lower by December, according to Madison and Wall, a technology and media advisory firm. Fifteen years ago, nearly nine in ten households subscribed to pay television services. The decline has prompted major media companies to shed cable assets. Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery, and A&E are seeking to sell or spin off their cable television operations. Paramount stated it would not divest its cable channels but acknowledged that "each quarter is accelerating decline."

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Cash Isa providers have launched into a new battle for the top interest rate, with Etoro, Hargreaves Lansdown and Trading 212 all offering attractive accounts.

Margot Robbie looked every inch the glamorous movie star as she stepped out for a rare date night with husband Tom Ackerley in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

Traffic is building on a busy town centre road after a crash this evening.

Mercury Research blames stockpiling and low-end shortages for unusually flat CPU market

AMD continues to claw market share away from Intel in CPU shipments, growing faster than its rival in most segments. Meanwhile business in the x86 processor arena is unusually flat overall, likely due to stockpiling over tariff fears.…

Eamonn Holmes and his estranged wife, Ruth Langsford, were once the golden couple of daytime TV.

Starlink challenger drops the codename, but full-blown service still years out

Amazon has rebranded its satellite broadband plan from Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo. And no, Leo doesn't stand for "Late Entrants Only," even though the project is years behind Starlink and still not ready for anyone to use.…

Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are accused of killing the boy's older brother by systematically starving him and leaving him soaking wet in their basement.

With the announcement of police and crime commissioners to be abolished across England and Wales, Roger Hirst says this does not change the direction already agreed.

With the announcement of police and crime commissioners to be abolished across England and Wales, Roger Hirst says this does not change the direction already agreed.

Colchester’s MP Pam Cox has shown her support behind the ALB Community group which wants a policy implemented where Bleed Control Kits are put in every school in the country.

Charlotte Crosby burst into the nation's living rooms back in 2011 on reality show Geordie Shore, all laughter, lipstick and late nights.

The crazed fan who vaulted a barricade and sprinted straight at Ariana Grande during the Singapore premiere of Wicked: For Good has now been charged.

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, have both been seen at events in London - despite new evidence appearing to confirm his connection with Virginia Giuffre.

Kate, 43, is currently preparing for her Together At Christmas service, which is set to return to Westminster Abbey on Friday, December 5.

Chao Xu, pictured fixing a hidden camera in his bathroom, has been jailed for a series of sexual offences including rapes at his home in London - but police believe there could be many more victims.

TV manufacturers are abandoning their attempts to turn TVs into interactive social devices through smart cameras. Sky announced this month that it will discontinue Sky Live, a camera accessory for its Sky Glass televisions that brought video calls, body-tracked workouts, and motion games to the living room. The device will stop working at the beginning of December. Sky will brick the cameras and reimburse customers. Sky launched the product in mid-2023 as part of an effort to transform televisions from passive viewing devices into interactive platforms. That vision has not materialized across the industry. LG's Smart Cam, released in 2023, is out of stock at major retailers and appears discontinued. TCL's smart TV camera is no longer available. Samsung stopped integrating cameras directly into its television sets, though it still sells an external camera accessory.

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Erika Eleniak was a top Hollywood pinup 30 years ago thanks to her blonde bombshell looks which saw her likened to icons Jayne Mansfield and Kim Novak .

Three stranded astronauts have returned to Earth after being stranded for nine days, but their escape may endanger future missions.